Mancini calls up four debutants: Cassano, Cissè, Lontani and Liberali for France and Belgium
The Italian manager has selected four fresh faces for the final two Nations League matches. Zaniolo returns to the squad, while Inacio is left out.
Roberto Mancini has announced his squad for the two matches that will conclude Italy's Nations League campaign. Four players will make their debuts: Como midfielder Riccardo Cassano (born 2009), Parma's Simone Lontani (2008), AC Milan forward Alphadjo Cissè (2006) and Mattia Liberali (2007), also from Como. However, these are observation-based call-ups: the three youngest players will join the squad temporarily before returning to their respective youth national teams.
Italy arrives at the final two matches with seven points, sitting second in their group and mathematically guaranteed at least third place. The clash against France will take place at San Siro, while the meeting with Belgium will be away. Nicolò Zaniolo with Udinese returns to the squad, while Atalanta's Samuele Inacio is absent from the list. The roster combines players with established international experience alongside promising prospects for Italy's future football project.